diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 70be99a..961f1e4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ you can generate a filter set for that application:
   var stormpathConfig = {
     apiKeyId: 'YOUR_STORMPATH_API_KEY',
     apiKeySecret: 'YOUR_STORMPATH_API_SECRET',
-    appHref: 'YOUR_STORMPATH_APP_HREF'
+    appHref: 'YOUR_STORMPATH_APP_HREF',
+    quiet: false // Optional. Use "quiet: true" to suppress console logging
   };
 
   var stormpathFilters = stormpathRestify.createFilterSet(stormpathConfig);
@@ -191,4 +192,4 @@ var stormpathFilters = stormpathRestify.createFilterSet({
     // all your error are belong to me
   }
 });
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/filters.js b/filters.js
index b1fa8c5..9ea82d0 100644
--- a/filters.js
+++ b/filters.js
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ function createFilterSet(_options){
       userAgent: 'restify-stormpath/' + pkg.version + ' ' + 'restify/' + require('restify/package').version,
     });
   }
-  console.log('Initializing Stormpath');
+  if(!opts.quiet){
+    console.log('Initializing Stormpath');
+  }
   self.getApplication = new Promise(function(resolve,reject){
     self.spClient.getApplication(appHref,
       function(err,app){
@@ -153,7 +155,9 @@ function createFilterSet(_options){
     );
   });
   self.getApplication.then(function(app){
-    console.log('Using Stormpath application \'' + app.name + '\'');
+    if(!opts.quiet){
+      console.log('Using Stormpath application \'' + app.name + '\'');
+    }
   });
   self.getApplication.catch(function(err){
     throw err;
@@ -182,4 +186,4 @@ function createFilterSet(_options){
 
 module.exports = {
   createFilterSet: createFilterSet
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};